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Oct 2024
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The Missing Minister, Episode 1: The Van...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
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Last year, China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, suddenly disappeared. Qin was a rising star in Chinese politics and a protegé of China’s strongman leader, Xi Jinping. In the first episode of our three-part investigation, we chart Qin’s rise and begin to untangle the mystery of his disappearance.

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